20/07/2023
Euronews explores how the success of the JIC business hub helped reinvent Brno from a former textile city, into an innovation ecosystem
Brno was once famous for its textile industry. But its subsequent decline in the late 20th century meant the Czech Republic’s second-largest city had to reinvent itself.
Twenty years ago, a new business hub was set up in Brno. JIC (the South Moravian Innovation Centre) was one of the first technological incubators in the eastern part of the European Union.
Today, its success has made it a magnet for entrepreneurs and companies with an international perspective.